The Catholic Church is providing a welcome and a place of refuge for them at a time when many in the wider society want them to go home.

Unless a man and woman are willing to give up their individuality for one another in marriage, Father Rooker said, they have no right to marry

“When you’re a disciple in the presence of the Eucharist, something happens to you,” Cardinal DiNardo said. “You’re transformed.”

To help with the trauma of abortion, the Catholic Church offers healing and ministry of presence.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore has announced the formation of a new parish in Western Maryland.

Redemptorist Father Francis X. Murphy, the mysterious Vatican insider who used the “Xavier Rynne” pseudonym to publish detailed reports about intrigue at the Second Vatican Council, acknowledged his true identity to readers of the Catholic Review 25 years ago.

Fit in around morning Mass, prayer is often woven into the solitude of Father Hilgartner’s four-mile runs.

“Nothing is more harmful to the spiritual life than holding back forgiveness to others or not receiving forgiveness for yourself,” Father Buening explained. “Trust God with your weaknesses and difficulties.”

Archbishop William E. Lori presented Pope Francis with a special gift Dec. 17, and it couldn’t have been at a more opportune time.

The agreement is expected to generate “approximately 20 percent of the archdiocese’s energy needs.”